Specifications

Starting the License Server
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Windows NT/2000 User Privileges
Any user who has administrator privileges may start the license server and may
also configure the license server (e.g., turn token borrowing on and off, change
token distribution, turn logging on and off, and add or delete a redundant license
server) regardless of who started it. Any user with administrator privileges can
also use lsrvdown to shut down the license server unless the license server was
started by a user with the user name “Administrator,” in which case only
“Administrator” can use lsrvdown to shut it down.
Before allowing these actions, SentinelLM not only checks that the user has
administrator privileges or is the “Administrator,” but also makes sure that the
user is in the same network domain as the license server.
UNIX User Privileges
The same user who starts the license server may also configure the license server
(e.g., turn token borrowing on and off, change token distribution, turn logging on
and off, and add or delete a redundant license server). Only the same user who
started the license server can stop the license server.
However, only a user with the user name “root” can use lsrvdown to shut down
the license server.
Before allowing these actions, SentinelLM not only checks that the user name is
the same, but also makes sure that the user is in the same network domain as the
license server.
Starting the License Server as a Redundant License Server
If a redundant license file (by default lservrlf) is in the same directory as the
license server, when you start the license server it will start up as a redundant
license server. If an lservrlf file is not in the same directory as the license server,
you can still start it as a redundant license server if you use the license server -rlf
option and specify the name and location of the redundant license file.